Monday, January 13, 2020

Portillos Experience


  On one of the fun experiences that the kids and I did on my last trip back to visit them was to Woodfield mall.  Portillos had an open store there that was a “Portillos Experience”  You could scratch and sniff the walls.  They had couches that looked like hot dogs.  They had a ‘fry room’ with fun props.  Then an area that had big props to pose with while doing selfies or having your photo taken.  It ended up being a lot more fun than I thought at first and the kids, even Joe, ended up enjoying themselves.  I mean, who doesn’t want to swing on an onion ring in outer space?

  Spending time with my kids, it’s my favorite thing.  Especially, when their teenage bickering and general exasperated attitude is kept at bay.  I love hearing their stories about friends or goings on at school.  Or trying to help them with questions they could have about life in general.  I like learning about their new interests, or style choices, or pop figures they’ve acquired.  I just want to be with them so much, so badly.  Being away while taking care of Mom has been bittersweet.  I cherish the time I’ve had with Mom.  I love that I was able to help her so she wasn’t alone, especially without Dad here.  Being away from my children, though, has been a real eye opener to what will be happening so soon.  When they leave for college and then their lives after, it is really going to sting.  I’m sure that once I’m an empty-nester, things will take awhile to adjust and I’ll settle into that life, hopefully.  That time seems to be encroaching, though, much too quickly.  I just want to be with my kids, now.  I’m working on that.














December 2019

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